Degree | Type | Year |
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Chemistry | OB | 3 |
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Having studied Thermodynamics and Kinetics and being enrolled in Transport phenomena and Surface Phenomena.
Have passed the security test (virtual campus).
During the practicals, students must bring their own homologated lab robe and safety glasses.
In addition to the usual tools for writing and anoting data, they must bring a scientific calculator and a spatula. It is strongly recommended to bring their own laptop. Consistent annotation of the lab data and results and the possible incidences is mandatory.
The final objective of the course is that students reach the competences indicated in the corresponding section.
The general objectives are:
1. Apply the fundamental laws and theoretical principles acquired by the student in the courses of the subjects named in the prerequisites.
2. Familiarize students with the acquisition of data in the laboratory and its interpretation.
3. Introduce students to the knowledge of concepts and applications of physical chemistry through laboratory work.
First, a seminar to explain the contents and methodology used in this subject will be programed.
Afterwards, students will have to complete 12 laboratory sessions of 4 hours each, during which they will carry out a set of laboratory practices that have to be previously prepared with the guide (and other materials) published in the virtual campus.
Practices will include advanced kinetics, electrochemistry, surface phenomena, and any other phenomena in the field of Experimental physical chemistry
The laboratory session will delve into topics seen in previous theoretical subjects, but the laboratory can also be used to introduce aspects not seen before.
The following is a likely list of practices as an example, even if the professors in each academic year can modify them or select others.
-Kinetics by Polarimetry. Inversion reaction of sucrose.
-Kinetics fby conductimetry. Basic hydrolysis of ethyl acetate
-Iodation of cyclohexanone in acidic medium: kinetic study.
-Solvatocromism as a tool to characterize a solvent's properties.
-Adsorption isotherm
-Conductivity of ionic dissolutions
-Determination of the critical micellar concentration by means of conductivity measurements.
-Sewage treatment through electrochemical processes
-Surface tension. Wettability.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Laboratori practices | 48 | 1.92 | 4, 3, 7, 10, 9, 20, 21, 18, 17, 25, 27, 30, 11, 41, 40, 44, 15, 56, 59, 13 |
Masters class | 1 | 0.04 | 41 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading and study of the scripts, preparation of the practices in the laboratory and the implementation of reports, where appropriate. | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 3, 2, 6, 49, 50, 23, 24, 5, 28, 29, 33, 34, 43, 19, 61, 32, 54, 53 |
Before starting the laboratory sessions, there will be a session in the lecture room to explain the rules that appear in this teaching guide, and give last minute information and the specific methodology and contents.
Attendance at the classroom and laboratory is mandatory. An unjustified lack implies a zero in a practice.
The students, in groups of 2 students whenever possible, will perform 12 lab sessions lasting 4 hours, during which a 9-10 different practices shall take place.
Students will previously have the scripts for the practices for its preparation. They must enter the laboratory with the script of the practice read and the calculations, tables etc. prepared in the laboratory notebook.
At the begining of each lab session, a pre-lab test will be done, individually, to evaluate the level of preparation of the sesison.
Students must correctly transfer all the experimental results elsewhere.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Results, reports and/or prelabs | 70% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 3, 2, 7, 6, 49, 50, 8, 10, 9, 48, 52, 31, 23, 24, 20, 21, 22, 60, 18, 17, 47, 46, 45, 25, 5, 26, 51, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 30, 37, 36, 38, 35, 11, 42, 41, 40, 39, 43, 44, 14, 15, 16, 19, 62, 61, 56, 32, 59, 57, 54, 58, 55, 53, 12, 13 |
Writen exam | 30% | 4 | 0.16 | 4, 7, 8, 42, 41, 40, 39, 57, 13 |
The evaluation process follows the principle of continuous assessment. The overall grade will consist of the weighted sum of 2 sections: laboratory (70%) and written exam (30%).
Attendance at the initial seminar and the laboratory is mandatory. The laboratory grade will include: pre-lab tests, presentation of the results of the practices at the end of the practical session, practice reports, etc. In the laboratory presentation seminar, the concepts that will be evaluated and the corresponding weighting factors will be specified.
To pass the course, a final grade of 4.9 or higher must be achieved. If the laboratory grade is < 4.9, the course will be considered failed, and the failed laboratory grade will be recorded. The recovery of all assessment activities conducted during the laboratory sessions is not contemplated. For the written exam, a grade of 4.0 or higher must be achieved in order to average it with the laboratory grade; if the minimum grade of 4.0 is not achieved, a recovery exam will be available. If the grade from the recovery does not reach 4.0, the subject will be considered failed, and the grade from the failed exam will be recorded in the report. The final exam is the only component of the evaluation that can be recovered.
IRREGULARITIES IN EVALUATION TESTS
Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed necessary, copying, plagiarism, cheating, allowing others to copy, etc., in any of the evaluation activities will result in failing it with a zero.
WARNING ABOUT LABORATORY SAFETY
A student may be expelled from the laboratory and fail the subject if, as a result of negligent behavior, they are involved in an incident that may have serious safety consequences. In case of non-compliance with safety regulations, the students may be expelled from the laboratory and fail the practice of that day
P.W. Atkins & J. de Paula, Atkins ' Physical Chemistry., ª ed. Oxford University Press, 2009.
(Spanish translation of the 8th Ed, Ed. Panamericana, 2008)
Available online at:
https://bibcercador.uab.cat/permalink/34CSUC_UAB/avjcib/alma991009090709706709
In addition, the handsout of each practice, published in the virtual campus, will include a specific bibliography section
This subject requiries using software (which can be free) that allows doing data treatment in the form of plots and linear regressions.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 2 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 3 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 4 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 1 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 2 | Spanish | second semester | afternoon |